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Scientists discover a hidden factor that can make or break chemical reactions

2026-10-12T06:24:46.000Z

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Researchers discovered a hidden factor that can determine whether chemical reactions succeed or fail, and then used it to boost the proportion of the desired product from 16% to 97%.

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